Ardfert (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Parliament of Ireland former constituency infobox
Name = Ardfert
Type = Corporation
Year = 1639
Post-Union = Disenfranchised

Ardfert was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of Ireland until the Act of Union 1800.

Boundaries and Boundary Changes

This constituency was based in the town of Ardfert in County Kerry.

History

Ardfert in County Kerry was enfranchised as a borough constituency, by a charter in 1639 with a Provost, 12 Burgesses and freemen. It had a Corporation, and the electorate consisted of 13 burgesses and 50 freemen. The parliamentary representatives of the borough were elected using the bloc vote for two-member elections and first past the post for single-member by-elections.

It continued to be entitled to send two Members of Parliament to the Irish House of Commons until the Act of Union merged Parliament of Ireland into the Parliament of the United Kingdom on 1 January 1801. The constituency was disenfranchised on 31 December 1800.

Thereafter borough was represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as part of the county constituency of Kerry.

Members

* 1661-1666
* 1689 Patriot Parliament,
** Col. Roger MacElligot
** Cornelius MacGillicuddy
* 1692-1695
** 1692-1695 Christopher Dominic
** 1692-1695 Andrew Young
* 1695-1703
** 1695-1703 Christopher Dominic
** 1695-1703 Andrew Young
** 1695
* 1703-1713
** 1703-.... Christopher Dominic
** 1703-1713 Henry Rose
** 1703-17.. Andrew Young
* 1713-1715
** 1713-1714
** 1713-1727Henry Rose
* 1715-1727 William Crosby
** 1715-1727
** 1715-1727
** 1727] -1730 Henry Rose
** 1727 William Crosby
** 1735-1761 Rt Hon William Crosby
** 1758 Maurice Coppinger

* 1761-1768
** 1761 Rt Hon William Crosby
** 1761-1768 Maurice Coppinger
** 1762-1768 Lancelot Crosbie
** 1766-1776,
* 1768-1776
** 1768-1776 Lancelot Crosbie

** 1768-1776,
* 1776-1783
** 1776-1783 Rt Hon John Crosbie
** 1776-17.. Lancelot Crosbie
* 1783-1790
** 1783-1790
** 1783-1790,
** 1790-1797 Robert Day
** 1790-1796
** 1796-1797
* 1797-1800
** 1797-1798Robert Day

Elections

* 1695
* 1703
* 1713
* 1715
* 1727
* 1761
* 1768
* 1776
* 1783
* 1790
* 1796 (by-election)
* 1797

ee also

*Ardfert, a town in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland.
*Irish House of Commons
*List of Irish constituencies

References

* Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN 1-903688-09-4, [http://www.ancestryireland.com/hip_constituencies.php?filename=constituencies]
* T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, "A New History of Ireland 1534-1691", Oxford University Press, 1978